Shimmering Dreams is Done

 I was able to get my Group Correspondence Course finished:

 I will send it in to be evaluated and then I need to figure out what I will do with this piece.

International Hermit and Stitch Weekend July 2023

 Well, this is the weekend we stitch and then post our progress.

At least I think it was...It is usually the 3rd weekend, but I noticed on the Facebook page that it is this weekend. That worked out well for me as my guild had its monthly stitching meeting.

Here are all the projects I worked on this weekend:

Pour ta Fete had stitches put in and then the same stitches taken out:

I donated platelets early Saturday Morning:

I stitched the couching around Shimmering Dreams:

Drawn Thread Sampler has two more squares completed:

Mary Parson's got a few stitches

And I got the stitching done for my Quaker Hornbook and extra pillows!

Shimmering Dreams -A Section Done!

 I had to rip this section out three times before I was happy. Next up is the couched border.

TUSAL May 2023

 Well it is time for the Totally Useless SAL!

This is where you post a photo of your orts.

Here is mine:

I have been plugging away on my Shimmering Dreams. I need to add red to the top triangle. I think I have caught up with the assignments.

Shimmering Dreams Section D

 This is full of mistakes, but at least it is done. On to the next section.

Struggling

I am having a difficult time with this piece. I just started the next section and realized I do not like the colors. I will need to pull out my seam ripper...

WIPocalypse April 2023 Check-In

Well, I am a little late on my posting, but late is better than never.

If you want to find out more about this lovely SAL, check out Melissa's information.

Each month she asks a question. This month is: Where do I buy my stitching supplies?

 I'm super happy that we have a local shop again. It is BeStitchMe , She is known for her hand-dyed linens and threads and also carries cross-stitch charts. I need to get over there as she has a mystery box that I ordered. I will open it up and share it here.

I also shop at Sassy Jack's. I recently received this in the mail from her:

Now to find time to start something!

On to my WIPs!

I finished stitching Blue Larkspur:

I need to hem it, but I'm not sure when I will get to it.

Here is where I am on Pour ta Fete:

Slowly seeing progress.

Drawn Thread Sampler is ready for me to start cutting threads out:

And Shimmering Dreams has a border started:

I have the urge to start a new project and I am trying to resist. We will see if I manage to behave for the month of May.

Back to Working on Shimmering Dreams

 This stitch is a bit of a pain. I have already ripped it out once.

I think I have it in correctly this time. We will see.

Well, I Hit One Goal

 Here is my progress on Shimmering Dreams:

But I think the center needs to come out as it looks off...But I will wait until after my guild meeting.

April Plans

 Do you make plans or goals? I make "loose" plans. I try to hit them, but if I don't, I try not to get upset. Stitching is my hobby after all, not a job.

Here is my calendar from March:

I did stitch every day, even if it was only a stitch or two.

My plans for April are to get 500 stitches on my HAED:

Finish this Mill Hill kit that I just started-Bunny Egg:

Finish Blue Larkspur:

There is more to do than it seems. I should amend that I won't fully finish it as that will require a hem stitch...

Get through Lesson 2 on Shimmering Dreams:

I have to put in the rest of the corners.

I also want to get all the non-cut work done on Drawn Thread Sampler by Gay Ann Rogers:

I'm  also starting the second 17th Century Sampler by Thistle Threads and maybe Jane Turner. Hey! I did finish a few projects!

Shimmering Dreams-Canvas

 I forgot to post a photo of my canvas that I painted for this class:

I have put basting lines into the piece and I hope to start it before my guild meeting March 14.

A New Project

 My local guild is starting Shimmering Dreams by Mona Hill. It is a Group Correspondence Course offered by EGA . I, am trying to stitch from stash and use my own colors. Here are some of my thread choices:

 

Next I need to paint my congress cloth grey. I'll post that when I get a hot second!